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to: Adam Flinton
from: Geo.
date: 2003-04-25 10:35:56
subject: Re: US Gov sez: Open Source enables terrorists

From: "Geo." 

"Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
news:3ea8fcc0{at}w3.nls.net...

> I don't think it is a judgement call. Not unless you call Canute trying
> to order the tide back out a judgement call.

All security is a judgement call, a balancing act. However you lost me on
the tide comment?

> Yeah I mean once those fiendish bollywood types start making demands on
> the poor old US consumer.......Indian spychip in every US PC 

I was thinking more along the lines of more secure hardware being required
to provide DRM and that's a feature they will want exported, same hardware
can be used to secure those external computers against US spooks.

Geo.

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